Example sentences of "we [was/were] [adv] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were well on top by then , but he still expected something to go wrong — he bet his Rolls that we 'd lose the title . |
| 2 | If someone had gone home after 55 minutes when we were well on top and switched on his TV to see the score , he would have thought someone was playing a joke . ’ |
| 3 | After four hours over water and navigating around the clouds with a compass and a clock , we were exactly on course . |
| 4 | He got £3 pocket money when he was working , but when he finished and we were both on invalidity benefit , that was the worst part . |
| 5 | ‘ Yesterday morning , ’ began Juliet , ‘ when we were both on Hunter Ward waiting for the doctor to finish talking to Mum . ’ |
| 6 | And we were either on call or , or we were sent out very quickly . |
| 7 | First reaction was to reach for the hotline to Swissair but no , the airport was definitely shut and we were indefinitely on hold . |
| 8 | ‘ I was at Corps yesterday , ’ he said , ‘ and General Somebody was telling people how things looked , and he said we were definitely on top . |
| 9 | He was with them 13 years : ‘ We were never on oor own , we were never — didna seem t'have the hoose t'oorselves . ’ |